Bagerhat banker shines in jujube cultivation

Sujan Goldar, an officer at a government bank, has turned his passion for farming into a thriving business by cultivating Indian jujube across 15.5 bigha of land in Bagerhat.
28 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bumper yield delights water chestnut growers

Farmers are delighted with a bumper yield of water chestnuts thanks to favourable weather conditions and an absence of crop diseases this season in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur.
26 January 2025, 18:31 PM

Boro seedling cultivation: Advanced tray method sees success

For the first time, a group of farmers in Palash upazila started using advanced tray method to grow hybrid Boro seedlings this season.
25 January 2025, 19:17 PM

Aromatic rice production nearly doubles in seven years

10.23 lakh tonnes of aromatic rice was produced in FY24, up from 5.79 lakh tonnes in FY18
25 January 2025, 14:34 PM

Urea production resumes at Ashuganj fertiliser factory after 11 months

Urea production at Ashuganj fertiliser factory in Brahmanbaria has resumed, 11 months after it was suspended due to gas crisis
24 January 2025, 16:04 PM

Withdraw increased VAT, duties on processed food items: agro-processors

The Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association submitted a memorandum to the NBR
23 January 2025, 14:30 PM

Bangladesh loses over 2,500 hectares of cultivable land every year: DAE

The DAE has undertaken a new plan to produce safe food
23 January 2025, 13:54 PM

Suspend potato imports: cold storage owners

The NBR has allowed potato imports through nine more customs stations along with four existing ones
23 January 2025, 13:19 PM

Nature’s sweet bounty: Honey collectors thrive in Jamalpur

In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Rules relaxed to import 3 lakh tonnes of rice

50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan
16 January 2025, 14:56 PM

Food processors protest tax hike

They also urge govt not to raise gas prices
16 January 2025, 11:54 AM

Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices

Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Hali variety onion: Input cost keeps increasing

Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We don’t have Aladdin’s lamp to suddenly lower commodity prices’

Commerce adviser says after meeting with Turkish trade minister
9 January 2025, 14:40 PM

Boro cultivation in bagerhat: Rising production costs worry farmers

Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, the largest paddy-producing zone of the district.
8 January 2025, 19:55 PM

Farmers in Pabna learn use of modern technology in agriculture

Department of Agricultural Extension opens 13 field-level schools in Chatmohar upazila
7 January 2025, 08:33 AM

Paddy on tobacco land: Aman output on decline

Farmer Soleman Ali of Baninagar village in Kaliganj upazila has a total 11 bighas of agricultural land.
6 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Overuse of pesticides raises health risks

Farmers in Moulivibazar’s Kamalganj upazila are using pesticides in winter vegetable fields twice a week flouting health guidelines.
2 January 2025, 19:34 PM

Mustard offers hope for better days

As winter unfolds in Bangladesh, the landscape transforms into a vibrant canvas painted with fields of golden mustard flowers, signaling not only the beauty of the season but also the resilience of farmers seizing agricultural opportunities. .In Sirajganj, this annual spectacle reflects a
31 December 2024, 21:51 PM

Early variety potato growers all smiles in Rangpur

Potato farmers in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, and Nilphamari -- in the Rangpur region are seeing a bumper yield of the early variety potatoes due to favourable weather conditions.
31 December 2024, 20:06 PM